Classrooms & Programs – 3-5 Year Olds

Growth and Development

Why enroll in the TenderCare 3 – 5 year old program?

Children in the 3 – 5 year old program experience emotional, social, intellectual growth along with physical / motor development. These areas of growth are encouraged by your child’s dedicated teacher. Stop in for a visit and see firsthand how we foster growth in our 3 – 5 year olds.

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TenderCare 3-5 year old classrooms strives to:

Meet each child’s physical needs while encouraging independence in self-care.

Provide an atmosphere in which children have respect for others and themselves.

Provide a relaxed, loving, and calm atmosphere.

Provide a wide variety of activities within a routine, in which cooperative play is encouraged. These activities should be drawn from the curriculum areas of art, math, science, cooking, music and movement, large muscle skills, social studies, practical life, dramatic play, language arts, and manipulative activities.

Develop in the child an active curiosity about the world in which he/she lives and an enthusiasm for learning stimulating creativity and exploratory behavior.

Develop in each child an appreciation for beauty and nature.

Provide ample opportunity for the use of large motor skills and coordination through physically active play in either indoors or outdoors activities.

Establish an observation system in which notes on children are kept.

Provide a safe environment both in and outdoors.

Be supportive of parents, encouraging involvement and open and honest communication.

Provide ongoing development of staff for continuous growth which ensures high quality programs.